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CaliforniaAB 3202025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Public social services: eligibility: income exclusions.

Sponsored By: Steve Bennett (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Student school board pay won't count

Pay you earn as a student member of a school district or county board does not count as income or resources. It does not count for CalWORKs, General Assistance, Medi‑Cal, or CAPI. It also does not count for public college scholarships and grants, like Cal Grant, Chafee, California College Promise, the Middle Class Scholarship, and UC/CSU/CCC grants. This applies only as federal law allows. The social services department can use all‑county letters to run this rule until formal regulations are adopted. For programs it runs, the rule starts once the department tells the Legislature the statewide system can handle it. The department must issue guidance to start automation no later than July 1, 2026.

State repayment for mandated local costs

If the Commission on State Mandates decides this law creates state‑mandated costs, the state repays local agencies and school districts under existing rules. If the Commission makes no such finding, there is no state repayment. The law lists no dollar amounts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steve Bennett

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 233 • No: 0

House vote • 9/9/2025

Item 209 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 80 • No: 0

Senate vote • 9/8/2025

Item 367 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 38 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/14/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/2/2025

Vote in CS44

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/16/2025

Vote in CS74

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 5/8/2025

Item 138 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 69 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 14 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/11/2025

Vote in CX11

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 686, Statutes of 2025.

    10/13/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/13/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/16/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3102.).

    9/9/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/8/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2592.).

    9/8/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    9/2/2025Senate

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025Senate

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    7/14/2025Senate

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/2/2025Senate

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

    6/18/2025Senate

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16).

    6/17/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and ED.

    5/21/2025Senate

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    5/8/2025Senate

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1485.)

    5/8/2025House

  18. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

    5/1/2025House

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 30).

    4/30/2025House

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/11/2025House

  21. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

    2/10/2025House

  22. Read first time.

    1/27/2025House

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.

    1/25/2025House

  24. Introduced. To print.

    1/24/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/13/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/11/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    9/2/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/18/2025

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  • Introduced

    1/24/2025

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